Montivilliers
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Location within Normandy region
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| Coordinates: 49°32′49″N 0°11′20″E / 49.5469°N 0.1889°ECoordinates: 49°32′49″N 0°11′20″E / 49.5469°N 0.1889°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre | |
| Canton | Montivilliers | |
| Intercommunality | Le Havre | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2015) | Daniel Petit | |
| Area1 | 19.09 km2 (7.37 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 16,451 | |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76447 /76290 | |
| Elevation | 2–94 m (6.6–308.4 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Montivilliers is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
A large light industrial and farming town by the banks of the river Lézarde in the Pays de Caux, situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D489, D52, D926 and D31 roads.
Pre-Roman archaeological discoveries include Bronze Age axes and jade jewelry. The old Roman road from here to Harfleur was destroyed by the English in 1415.
The Abbey Church of Notre-Dame, sometimes referred to as 'Montvilliers Abbey' dates back to 684, although it was destroyed a Viking raid in 850, and rebuilt as a church in both the Romanesque and Gothic styles.
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